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Publilius Syrus Quotes

Admonish your friends privately, but praise them openly.

– Publilius Syrus

The timid man calls himself cautious, the sordid man thrifty.

– Publilius Syrus

Valor grows by daring, fear by holding back.

– Publilius Syrus

We die as often as we lose a friend.

– Publilius Syrus

The bare recollection of anger kindles anger.

– Publilius Syrus

When you confer a benefit on those worthy of it, you confer a favor on all.

– Publilius Syrus

We are born princes and the civilizing process makes us frogs.

– Publilius Syrus

Each day is the scholar of yesterday.

– Publilius Syrus

He who has lost honor can lose nothing more.

– Publilius Syrus

Pain forces even the innocent to lie.

– Publilius Syrus

Never promise more than you can perform.

– Publilius Syrus

A good reputation is more valuable than money.

– Publilius Syrus

It is better to learn late than never.

– Publilius Syrus

The opportunity is often lost by deliberating.

– Publilius Syrus

It is only the ignorant who despise education.

– Publilius Syrus

The wounds of love can only be healed by the one who made them.

– Publilius Syrus

Fortune is like glass – the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken.

– Publilius Syrus

Where there is unity there is always victory.

– Publilius Syrus

The weeping of an heir is laughter in disguise.

– Publilius Syrus

Audacity augments courage; hesitation, fear.

– Publilius Syrus

No one knows what he can do until he tries.

– Publilius Syrus

Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.

– Publilius Syrus

An angry father is most cruel towards himself.

– Publilius Syrus

The judge is found guilty when a criminal is acquitted.

– Publilius Syrus

Treat your friend as if he might become an enemy.

– Publilius Syrus

Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage.

– Publilius Syrus

One is not exposed to danger who, even when in safety is always on their guard.

– Publilius Syrus

Art has a double face, of expression and illusion, just like science has a double face: the reality of error and the phantom of truth.

– Publilius Syrus

The remedy for wrongs is to forget them.

– Publilius Syrus

An angry man is again angry with himself when he returns to reason.

– Publilius Syrus

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